Patents by Inventor Neil Franklin Blaine, deceased

Neil Franklin Blaine, deceased has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Solvent extraction of oil from tar sands utilizing a chlorinated ethane solvent
    Patent number: 4057485
    Abstract: Oil is efficiently solvent extracted from tar sands utilizing a trichloroethane solvent at mild conditions. The process preferably utilizes minor amounts of surfactant and polyelectrolytes. The process has resulted in unexpectedly high yields of oil with unexpectedly low solvent loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1977
    Inventors: Neil Franklin Blaine, deceased, by Geneva Blaine, executrix